The Finest Hours Review (2016)

The Finest Hours

  This true story of a rescue mission at sea, takes place in 1952. A storm splits the SS Pendleton in two, trapping 30 sailors in the stern of the boat. Now Chris Pine must now go out into the storm and rescue them. Sounds exciting, huh? Well, it's not. 

  We are introduced to the main characters, Bernie Webber and his soon to be wife Miriam. From the beginning I never really cared about the characters, and if anything I found Miriam (played by Holliday Grainger) quite irritating. It's not that the acting is bad, it's that all of the characters are one-dimensional. This means, that when they're sent out on their dangerous mission, I could care less who makes it back. 

  It is a big problem for a movie like this to have flat characters, because it takes all of the tension out of the story. 

  In the end, the movie is safe, by the numbers, and ultimately lifeless. I wanted to like it, but instead I left the theater unmoved by anything but the cool CGI. 3 out of 10 stars. (Not Very Good)